Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pius Mine, Schutzbach, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 13152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13152.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pius Mine, Schutzbach, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Digenite	Löllingite	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite	Spinel

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: As Bi C Co Cu Fe H O P S Sc Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Bi C Co Cu Fe H O P S Sc Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Digenite Löllingite None Not in a structural group Phosphosiderite Pyrite Spinel

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Alloclasite ()*	Anatase ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Digenite ()*
Glaucodot ()*	Kolbeckite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Siderite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	354	248	56
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	354	248	2162
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	354	248	154
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	27198
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	354	248	1027
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	354	248	131
Kolbeckite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Sc(PO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	26
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	39462
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	6417
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	354	248	297

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

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